Over/under O'Reilly's return from "vacation"?

Over/under O'Reilly's return from "vacation"?

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April 12, 2017 4:50 PM

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So, just as he's coming under sustained assault (yeah, that word is intentional) over his sexual advances, and just as nearly all his advertisers have pulled out, O'Reilly announces a previously-undisclosed "planned" very long vacation. Maybe he wants to spend more time with his family or explore life's possibilities outside his TV studio. Who knows? My question:

The guy is probably mid 60's and worth $50m+. I'd be checking out regardless of circumstance if I were him. He can still do books and speaking engagements to make big cash and not worry about being tied down to a show full time. They won't have any problem filling his slot, I assume Tucker Carlson could slide over and then move some hottie into Tucker's spot. It's likely a neutral move for FOX, not that enters into his decision at all. They've cornered the market on attacking the lunacy of American progressivism, I don't see anyone eating into their market share if O'Reilly goes.....I think Tucker Carlson is the best of the bunch with Cavuto and McCallum trailing a bit. Hannity and O'Reilly are just huge draws.

yanked wrote:The guy is probably mid 60's and worth $50m+. I'd be checking out regardless of circumstance if I were him. He can still do books and speaking engagements to make big cash and not worry about being tied down to a show full time. They won't have any problem filling his slot, I assume Tucker Carlson could slide over and then move some hottie into Tucker's spot. It's likely a neutral move for FOX, not that enters into his decision at all. They've cornered the market on attacking the lunacy of American progressivism, I don't see anyone eating into their market share if O'Reilly goes.....I think Tucker Carlson is the best of the bunch with Cavuto and McCallum trailing a bit. Hannity and O'Reilly are just huge draws.

I think O'Reilly is probably done and I think he just announces his retirement and that his plan is to work on more books in his "Killing" series. I liked O'Reilly and think his book series is pretty good. He actually did tend to fairly challenge both sides of the aisle, but obviously he leaned conservative. He is facing some serious allegations now and there appears to be at least some truth to the allegations, if not a lot of truth to them. I really don't see how O'Reilly survives this.

Bucky10 wrote:I think O'Reilly is probably done and I think he just announces his retirement and that his plan is to work on more books in his "Killing" series. I liked O'Reilly and think his book series is pretty good. He actually did tend to fairly challenge both sides of the aisle, but obviously he leaned conservative. He is facing some serious allegations now and there appears to be at least some truth to the allegations, if not a lot of truth to them. I really don't see how O'Reilly survives this.

This is hilarious.

"Nothing more sad than a grown ass man watching a loss in his underwear."

It all depends on the Murdoch boys who run that segment of dad's empire.
O'Reilly does have a big audience for cable TV at his time slot but the mean age of his audience is 65, white, less educated and non metropolitan.
That is why what Fox charges far less for ads that run on his show. That segment of the population are not big spenders.
He is a pig but so was his boss Ailes.

Tucker Carlson is the face of the Fox lineup now, he's got a cult following. I suspect replacing Bill with someone like Laura Ingraham would be a wise move, put her in a Tucker's spot and slide Tucker to Bills spot. Dana Perino is knowledgeable of the inner workings of the WH and D.C., she might be able to hold down a slot but really you have to be fairly partisan to get any eyes on the show, regardless of Network, newspaper or radio. They could go far right, I suppose. Don't know who it would be but it's possible.....the dude from the five might be an option.

yanked wrote:Tucker Carlson is the face of the Fox lineup now, he's got a cult following. I suspect replacing Bill with someone like Laura Ingraham would be a wise move, put her in a Tucker's spot and slide Tucker to Bills spot. Dana Perino is knowledgeable of the inner workings of the WH and D.C., she might be able to hold down a slot but really you have to be fairly partisan to get any eyes on the show, regardless of Network, newspaper or radio. They could go far right, I suppose. Don't know who it would be but it's possible.....the dude from the five might be an option.

I think the Murdoch boys would like to make a clean break. They want advertising revenue,and Ingraham's racism will keep them away.

Average age of Fox News view is 65 or so. Projected that the last FNS viewer would pass by 2040 or so. Billy had to go, the pervert. Still wondering what happened to one of their FoxBiz talking heads, deirdre bolton.

UncleEd2007 wrote:Average age of Fox News view is 65 or so. Projected that the last FNS viewer would pass by 2040 or so. Billy had to go, the pervert. Still wondering what happened to one of their FoxBiz talking heads, deirdre bolton.

To be clear, this wasn't a moral decision to let him go. They had plenty of chances to make that choice. This was purely a financial decision given the advertisers jumping ship.